Requeriments for the uses of biological control as an adjunct to integrated management strategy for coffee borer in Jamaica. | Requerimientos para las aplicaciones del control biológico conjuntamente a la estrategia de manejo integrado para el perforador del café en Jamaica.
2002
Clarke-Harris, D., Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute, Jamaica | McDonald, F.D., Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute, Jamaica
The Coffee Berry Borer, Hypothenemus hampei Ferrari, causes annual losses of US$70,000 to the coffee industry in Jamaica. Industry has relied almost entirely on endosulfan for control of this pest until the mid 1980’s when an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programme was initiated in an effort to reduce the use and deleterious effects of endosulfan in the watershed area where coffee is grown. The IPM strategy comprises cultural practices (field sanitation and pruning) and the use of pesticides at an action threshold of 5%. A biological control initiative was only implemented in 1999, with the introduction of the parasitoid, Cephalonomia stephanoderis Betrem. The mass rearing protocol is being refined and the costbenefit of this component is being evaluated. The establishment of parasitoid is being monitored at four sites where in total, 53,000 parasitoids were released between March and April 2000. Given the phenological nuances of coffee, which influence parasite/pest dynamics, timed, augmentative/inundative releases will be critical to the effectiveness of this biological control agent. Introduction of other biological agents will also be necessary to increase the impact of biological control in the management of coffee berry borer.
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